Tag: Consumer Finance

Class Action Waivers in Consumer Finance Arbitration Agreements to be Banned: CFPB Proposed Rule Open for Comment Until August 22, 2016

Tony LathropArbitration, CFPB, Class Action Waivers, Class Actions, Class Arbitration, Consumer Finance Litigation, Litigation

On May 24, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) long-anticipated Proposed Rule prohibiting the use of class action waivers in consumer finance arbitration agreements was published in the Federal Register and opened for public comment. The Proposed Rule has…

CFPB Singles Out Class Action Waivers for Elimination from Consumer Financial Arbitration Agreements

Tony LathropArbitration, CFPB, Class Action Waivers, Class Actions, Class Arbitration, Consumer Finance Litigation

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) made clear this week that, in its view, class action waivers should be on the chopping block in the agency’s upcoming rulemaking aimed at regulating the use of arbitration clauses in consumer financial agreements. …

Could Guaranteeing a Minimum Recovery for Consumers Abate CFPB Concerns Regarding Class Waivers in Arbitration Agreements?

Tony LathropArbitration, CFPB, Class Action Waivers, Consumer Finance Litigation

With the recent release of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s “Arbitration Study: Report to Congress, pursuant to Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act § 1028(a)”, it is widely anticipated that the agency will seek to impose restrictions on…

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Dodd-Frank Study Scrutinizes Arbitration Agreements & Class Action Waivers

Tony LathropArbitration, CFPB, Class Action Waivers, Class Actions, Class Arbitration, Consumer Finance Litigation

On Tuesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) released its long-awaited “Arbitration Study: Report to Congress, pursuant to Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act § 1028(a)”, which presents the results of the agency’s study of the use of…